Guillermo del Toro Movies
Guillermo del Toro movies aren’t ones you’d expect to enchant the typical cinephile. Full of monsters, demons, action, and effects, Guillermo del Toro movies lack a certain subtlety and rarely delve too deeply into a character’s psyche. They’re always thrillingly composed. His aesthetic style, the costumes, makeup, etc. are all unmistakable. And the themes of […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
RATING: (3 STARS) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey could certainly afford to lose a few pounds, but it’s nonetheless an enjoyable reintroduction to Middle Earth. The world depicted here is different from that of director Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy—it’s fluffier, much more light-hearted—but certain characters, tropes, and Howard Shore’s sweeping score […]
Cronos Review
RATING: (3.5 STARS) The horror genre is one I don’t get. The mainstream stuff is mind-numbingly stupid and full of pointless gore. The low-budget stuff is typically too low-budget to have any redeeming production values. That being said, it’s an undeniably important genre, more for the influence it’s had on some great directors. One of […]
